Check-protector.



CHECK PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3. I9I7.

LQGQAUI Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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GUY D. STINSON, 0F OXNARD, CALIFORNIA.

CHECK-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 3, 1917. Serial No. 194,570.

To all lwhom t may' concern.'

Be it known that I, GUY D. STINsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oxnard, in the county of Ventura and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Check-Protectors, of whichthe following is a speciication.

This invention relates to a check protector.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a device which issimple in its construction and the mode of operation and willeffectively prepare a check to prevent the amount inscribed thereuponfrom being raised.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary View in perspective illustrating al check andfurther disclosing the protector in operation.

Fig. 2 is a view in section and elevation illustrating the protector asfitted with selfinking means.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a stamp wheelaround the periphery of which is disposed a rubber tire 11. The outerface of this tire is formed with an embossed surface adapted to makeany'desired imprint upon a piece of paper against which it is pressed.The wheel is rotatably mounted upon an axle 12 secured at the outer endsof fork arms 13 and 14 between Which the wheel is positioned. This forkis suitably .secured Yat one end of a handle 15. l

The stamp portion 11 of the wheel is automatically inked byincorporating an inking mechanism Within the handle 15 of the device. InFig. 2 one form of such a mechanism is shown, comprising a tubular inkreservoir 16 extending the length of the handle and closed at its outerend by a removable cap 17. Positioned within the opposite opened end ofthe reservoir which terminates between the arms 13 and 14 of the fork isva distributing brush 18. The tuft of this brush normally bears againstthe surface of the tire 11 of the wheel and is supplied with ink fromthe reservoir through a central supply duct 19.

In operation, the embossed Surface of the tire 11 may be supplied withink and thereafter brought to bear against the surface of a. check. Asthe wheel is rolled along the check, the spaces betweenthe indicia uponthe check will be filled by the mark made by the embossed `portion ofthe tire. This will prevent additional gures from being added to thecheck and thus prevent; the amount of the check from being raised, andwill also protect the payee of the check, in case of its being lost orstolen, from the substitution of another name.

It will thus be seen that this device is decidedly simple in itsconstruction and will act effectively to produce the result desired.

While I have shown the preferred con-` struction of my check protectoras now known to me, it will be understood that various changes in thecombination, co-nstruction and arrangement of parts may be made by thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention asclaimed.

I claim:

A handle, a tubular ink reservoir 4mounted longitudinally in the handle,a removable cap at the outer end of the handle for closing thereservoir, a supply duct extending Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

from the inner end of the reservoir, parallel forks extending from theinner end of the handle, a printing wheel mounted between the forks, anda brush leading from the duct and bearing against the printing surfaceonv the periphery of the printing wheel to ink the printing surface. Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

G. D. STINSON.

